The Vibe 98.8 is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV that plays soul and R&B.
Description
The station is hosted by Vaughn Harper and is one of the most chronologically diverse radio stations in GTA IV as its playlist contains songs from the 1970s to the late 2000s. The station does not appear in Episodes from Liberty City and is instead replaced by Vice City FM although in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, it, along with all other GTA IV exclusive radio stations, appears in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
It is likely that the station is based on WBLS, an actual urban adult contemporary radio station in New York City which Vaughn Harper has hosted shows on.
This is one of the preferred stations for Roman Bellic, Kate McReary, and Dwayne Forge. Niko Bellic also appears to like this station, as he says it has "great music" when asking a taxi driver to change to the station.
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, additional Dominican NPCs were added that commonly appear in Northwood and East Holland and one can wear a long-sleeved brown sweatshirt[1] with "The Vibe" on the front and 98.8 on the back.
Tracklist
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Deleted Songs
- Cassie - "Me & U" (2006) (listed in the file "american.gxt")
- Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl" (2004)
- Res - "They-Say Vision" (2001)
Appearances
- The station plays inside Dwayne Forge's Apartment
- Dwayne Forge listens to "Footsteps in the Dark" in the cutscene for Undress to Kill.
- Bernie Crane sings both "Golden" and "Just Be Good To Me" to himself in his car, as heard on a wire tap in The Lost and Damned.
- The station plays in the Triangle Club, but it was changed to Electro-Choc in Episodes from Liberty City. In the secret VIP room, the songs featured for the private dances can be heard on Vice City FM.
Gallery
There are three billboards[2], two of which are double-sided, in the city.
Trivia
- Cassie's "Me & U" was also due to appear on Non-Stop-Pop FM in the original version of Grand Theft Auto V, and was added in the enhanced version.
- The radio station's designation is totally fictitious, as FM radio stations in the United States only have an odd number (1,3,5,7 or 9) after the decimal point.
- According to the american.gxt, The Vibe apparently was a mix station at one point, meaning it would have been absent of commercials. Whether this simply was meant to be temporary or once actually planned to be a single mix remains unknown.[3]
References
See Also
- Radio '76 FM - a funk radio in GTA.
- Lo-Fi FM - a funk and soul radio in GTA 2
- Futuro FM - a funk and dance radio in GTA 2.
- Fever 105 - a disco and funk radio in GTA Vice City that plays a song by Mtume.
- Bounce FM - a funk and disco radio in GTA San Andreas that plays a song by The Isley Brothers.
- CSR 103.9 - a new jack swing and contemporary soul radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Master Sounds 98.3 - a rare groove and classic funk radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Paradise FM - a disco and funk radio in GTA Vice City Stories.
- Vice City For Lovers - a soul and R&B radio in GTA Vice City Stories that plays other songs by Marvin Gaye and Barry White.
- K109 - a disco and funk radio in GTA IV and GTA Episodes From Liberty City.
- IF99 - a funk radio in GTA IV.
- Truth & Soul - a funk and soul instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- The Lowdown 91.1 - a classic soul and funk radio in GTA V.
- Space 103.2 - a classic funk radio in GTA V.
- blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM - a contemporary R&B and mixed genre radio in enhanced version of GTA V that plays a song by Marvin Gaye.
- Media Player - a disco and funk radio in enhanced version of GTA Online.
